Kalnujai | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Church of Saint Victor in Kalnujai | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Kalnujai Location of Kalnujai | |
| Coordinates: 55°19′41″N23°5′38″E / 55.32806°N 23.09389°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County | Kaunas County |
| Municipality | Raseiniai District Municipality |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 392 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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During the summer of 1941, an Einsatzgruppen of German and Lithuanian nationalists murdered the Jews of the nearby town of Raseiniai and the surroundings on a site in Kalnujai. Hundred of Jews died in the mass executions. [2] A memorial is built on the site of the massacre.
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